Social and economic geography topic list of research papers
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Linguistic Political Prognostics: Models and Scenarios of Future
Abstract The present paper briefly recalls theoretical preconditions for forming a new approach – linguistic political prognostics. The authors review theories and methods used for strengthening a future focus in political discourses and work out...
2015 / Anatoliy P. Chudinov, Olga A. Solopova -
Gas and Development: Rural Territorial Dynamics in Tarija, Bolivia
Summary Framed by concepts of territorial project, social coalitions, and scalar relationships, we analyze rural territorial dynamics under conditions of rapid expansion in natural gas extraction. Analyzing recent economic, political, and...
2015 / Leonith Hinojosa, Anthony Bebbington, Guido Cortez, Juan Pablo Chumacero, Denise Humphreys Bebbington, et al. -
Reframing water: Contesting H2O within the European Union
Abstract Water fulfills multiple functions and is instilled with numerous meanings: it is concurrently an economic input, an aesthetic reference, a religious symbol, a public good, a fundamental resource for public health, and a biophysical need for ...
2015 / Maria de Lourdes Melo Zurita, Dana C. Thomsen, Timothy F. Smith, Anna Lyth, Benjamin L. Preston, et al. -
Unsettling the role of culture as panacea: The politics of culture-led urban regeneration in Buenos Aires
Abstract In recent years the rise of culture as a universal cure to a myriad of urban, social and economic ‘diseases’ has been celebrated without precedent, both in policy and academic accounts. Unlike these celebratory discourses, this paper...
2015 / Cecilia Dinardi -
Estimating attractiveness, hierarchy and catchment area extents for a national set of retail centre agglomerations
Abstract There is a legacy of research aiming to conceptualise and empirically estimate retail store catchment areas, however, a dearth that frames such considerations within the context of retail agglomerations and their position within regional or ...
2015 / Les Dolega, Michalis Pavlis, Alex Singleton -
‘OccupyBufferZone’: practices of borderline resistance in a space of exception2013 / Marco Antonsich
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Understanding spatial patterns in the production of multiple urban ecosystem services
Abstract Urbanisation is a key driver of land use change and urban growth is set to continue. The provision of ecosystem services depends on the existence of greenspace. Urban morphology is potentially an important influence on ecosystem services....
2015 / Alison R. Holt, Meghann Mears, Lorraine Maltby, Philip Warren -
A Framework for Spatial Interaction Analysis Based on Large-Scale Mobile Phone Data2014 / Weifeng Li, Xiaoyun Cheng, Zhengyu Duan, Dongyuan Yang, Gaohua Guo
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Consolidating the Security Foundation of Regional Economic Prosperity: Evolving Power Balances in East Asia and Alternate Conceptions for Building Regional Institutions
Abstract The paper aims to examine economic interdependence and balancing power politics, and their mixed implications for regional institution building in East Asia based on the concept of common security. By pointing out the gap between the...
2013 / Wang Yong -
Building Asia-Pacific Regional Institution: The Role of APEC
Abstract East Asia, influenced by the Asian Financial Crisis (AFC) of 1997-97 and the current financial tsunami starting from 2008, is undergoing fundamental changes in its regional governance and economic cooperation. The region's inter- state...
2013 / Hu Weixing -
"Green" prisons: rethinking the "sustainability" of the carceral estate2014 / D. Moran, Y. Jewkes
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The Globalization of Migration: Has the World Become More Migratory?2014 / Mathias Czaika, Hein de Haas
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Committing to Place: The Potential of Open Collaborations for Trusted Environmental Governance2015 / Claire Waterton, Stephen C. Maberly, Judith Tsouvalis, Nigel Watson, Ian J. Winfield, et al.
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Research on Sustainable Development of Resource-Based Small Industrial and Mining Cities—A Case Study of Yangquanqu Town, Xiaoyi, Shanxi Province, China
Abstract Among all the 119 counties (cities, districts) in Shanxi province, China, there are 94 counties with coal resources, and 80% are resource-based mining cities. Since 2008, a number of small coal mines have been shut down due to the...
2011 / Geng Hong, Zhang Kai, Zhang Hanwen -
What should be the balance between free markets and a not so ‘Invisible Hand’ in urban freight regulation and land use: Dutch and Australian experiences
Abstract The delivery of goods in urban areas is the responsibility of private companies who order, and others who deliver the goods in the interest of the consumer. Traditionally, local governments are responsible for providing space and the right...
2010 / Johan Visser, Kim Hassall -
Ecosystem services as technology of globalization: On articulating values in urban nature
Abstract The paper demonstrates how ecosystem services can be viewed and studied as a social practice of value articulation. With this follows that when ecosystem services appear as objects of calculated value in decision-making they are already...
2012 / Henrik Ernstson, Sverker Sörlin -
Is the Impact of Public Investment Neutral Across the Regional Income Distribution? Evidence from Mexico2010 / Joan Costa-i-Font, Eduardo Rodriguez-Oreggia
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Architecture, Art, Public Space
Abstract The desire for spiritual fulfilment through art is inherently human, as is the drive to congregate and share experiences - as Heidegger so succinctly put it, Miteinandersein. Throughout history, public space was called upon to be the scene...
2012 / Georgică Mitrache -
Peripherality in Economic Geography and Modern Growth Theory: Evidence from Ireland's Adjustment to Free Trade2007 / Frank Barry
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Analysis of Scenic Perception and Its Spatial Tendency: Using Digital Cameras, GPS loggers, and GIS
Abstract Visitor-employed photography has been used to analyze scenic perceptions with visitors’ on-site experiences. This study conducted an experiment at Hibiya Park in Tokyo, Japan using the visitor-employed photography (VEP) method and applied a ...
2011 / Koun Sugimoto